He was a human being who achieved enlightenment through tremendous effort and hardship, and revealed The Four Noble Truths to the world, so that others, too, may achieve enlightenment. After achieving the Buddhahood he travelled all over India, teaching his philosophy and guiding countless beings on the path to enlightenment. ... Lord Buddha, before he attained enlightenment, was known as Prince Siddhartha Gauthama. ... After a painful six years of such suffering, the Bodhisattva realized that enlightenment could not be gained by such extremes. ... He made a firm resolution as he sat under the...

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He left his wife and child and plunged into the forest in search of enlightenment. ... However, he did not find enlightenment in this. ... He sat at the tree for forty-nine days until he reached enlightenment. ... He felt it was ridiculous that only the brahmins could attain enlightenment. ... Nirvana is enlightenment to the utmost. ...

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After his enlightenment, many referred to him as Shakyamuni or the "enlightened one". ... Within Buddhism, there are several principles one must abide by if he wishes to achieve enlightenment. ... In his life, Buddha took what is called the Middle Path to find his happiness and Enlightenment. ... Each monk has the same goal in practicing Buddhism and achieving a level of enlightenment. ... Usually, one has to refer to the level of enlightenment that had been achieved by the monks in order to distinguish them. ...

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He was born in a rich family, but at the age of 29 he left his family and everything behind to seek enlightenment. ... In the image of Buddha, the one who left everything included his luxury life behind in order to seek for the enlightenment. ... In Buddhist thought, this pattern of growth signifies the process of soul from the primeval mud of materialism, through the water of experiences, and into the light sunshine of enlightenment. ... At the time, spiritual enlightenment has been reached. ... In Buddhism, rebirth is like an opportunity for people to gain enlightenment. ...

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Here he deprived himself of all desire and want for approximately six years when he realized, after awakening from a mild coma, that this was not the way to enlightenment. ... At his time of enlightenment, Siddhartha became aware of the main problem of the world. ... When all eight factors of the path are brought to maturity, perfect wisdom and unshakeable liberation of the mind will shine through in the instant of enlightenment, or nirvana, and all will become clear. ... He reached enlightenment while sitting under a Bohda tree. ...

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For many Buddhist, the main goal in their current life time is to be freed from the cycle of re-birth "The Samsaric cycle" and reach Enlightenment. ... Buddhists believe in order to break the Samsaric cycle, one must reach Enlightenment. ... "Buddha discovered trough personal experience the Middle Path which gives vision and knowledge, which leads to calmness, insight, enlightenment, Nirvana". ...

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For many Buddhist, the main goal in their current life time is to be freed from the cycle of rebirth "The Samsaric cycle" and reach Enlightenment.1 Rebirth can be explained as the renewal or renewed existence of one's soul. ... The Buddhist believe in order to break the Samsaric cycle, one must reach Enlightenment. ... "Buddha discovered through personal experience the Middle Path which gives vision and knowledge, which leads to calmness, insight, enlightenment, Nirvana." ...

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During his search for the enlightenment Gautama was taught and mastered the "realm of nothingness". ... The final step to enlightenment occurred after he became healthy again. ... The principles of his enlightenment were the realization of Four Noble Truths, (1) life is suffering, pain, misery, frustration (2) All suffering or the unsatisfactory state is a consequence of craving and attachment without realizing the impermanent, insubstantial and unsatisfactory nature...

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After living so many scripted years, Prince Siddhartha left his home and family to become a wanderer in search of "enlightenment" (Mitchell 10). ... The Buddha described the way to happiness as a path with eight component parts, which he called the Noble Eightfold Path, a comprehensive blueprint for living a spiritual life and coming to enlightenment. ...

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What is really real? How do we distinguish between the appearance of something and the truth about it? These questions and many more are not easily answered or are, perhaps, impossible to answer. But as rational beings we have the capacity to think deeply and logically about them and come up with...

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